How to Use a Drillbrush Without a Drill

Drillbrush Power Scrubber has been making drill-powered scrub brushes for twenty years and there’s no doubt that using the power of a cordless drill to blast through messes makes the whole cleaning process faster and easier.

What if you want the quality, long-lasting craftsmanship of a Drillbrush Power Scrubber, but don’t have access to a cordless drill? What if power tools are not viable or available for you? What if you just prefer cleaning with your hands, but don’t like how disposable cheap scrubbers are?

If any of those are the case, there is a way to use our incredibly durable and thorough scrub brushes without a cordless drill, and that’s through our Drillbrush Screwdriver Handle Adapter!

Drillbrush Handle Adapter

A Drillbrush Screwdriver Handle Adapter accepts any Drillbrush with a quickchange shaft .

The Drillbrush Screwdriver Handle Adapter is a screwdriver handle that has a sleeved 1/4 inch quickchange chuck where the head would be on a standard screwdriver. This chuck can accept any bit with a quickchange shaft, which most standard Drillbrush products have.

After inserting a Drillbrush into the chuck, you can use the brush like a hand-held scrubber or a duster to hit surfaces around the house.

If you need a little extra reach, our 5 inch and 7 inch extensions fit perfectly in the handle and expands your cleaning possibilities.

A Drillbrush Medium Yellow Original brush in a Handle Adapter connected to a broomstick scrubbing a tub.

If you want A LOT of extra reach, the handle has a very unique inclusion; an ACME US broom handle slot in the back of the handheld section of the screwdriver. This feature allows you to screw in any standard US broom handle into the back of the adapter, extending your reach extremely far. With a broom handle, you can use the brush on high ceilings, roofs, and shelving without having to break out a ladder!

To remove the adapter, simply slide back the sleeve on the chuck, releasing the brush. On the other end, simply unscrew the broom handle to remove it from the adapter.

Drillbrush Original-style Three-pack with Handle Kits

A Drillbrush Green Original brush in a Handle Adapter scrubbing a refrigerator.

The Drillbrush Screwdriver Handle Adapter can be used with any brush that has a quickchange shaft. However, due to their design influence from the common bathroom wand, we find our bullet-shaped Original, Mini Original, and Jumbo Original brushes work best with the handle, so we’ve packaged all three in a kit with the adapter.

The Mini Original brush is compact and can be worked into tight corners on bathroom and kitchen surfaces. The Jumbo Original is large with a long, silo-like design to give more surface area coverage when scrubbing tub walls and grill grates. Lastly, the classic Original is right in the middle on size; just right for general cleaning tasks around the house!

A Drillbrush Soft White Original brush in a Handle adapter cleaning rims.

As of this writing, there are six ways to experience this kit. The Soft White kit has all brushes with soft bristles for delicate household, upholstery, and automotive scrubbing.

The Medium Yellow, Green, and Blue kits all have the same color of Medium for Bathroom, Kitchen, and Marine surfaces respectively.

The Ultra Stiff Black kit has three of our stiffest Original-style brushes for grill and heavy duty scrubbing.

And lastly our Variety pack features a Soft White Jumbo, a Medium Green Original, and a Stiff Red Mini to tackle different levels of household messes.

All of these brushes can be used in the adapter, as well as in any standard cordless drills, so you’re ready if you make the leap from hand to drill-powered scrubbing. You can also utilize all these brushes with an ACME US broom handle attached to the handle for dusting and scrubbing on tall ceilings, shelves, and roofs.

No Drill? No Problem!

Hand scrubbing isn’t as easy as drill-powered scrubbing, but if you don’t have the tools to speed through cleaning, you can at least take advantage of our high quality brushes without a drill.

You can find the Handle accessory here or view all of our special Original-style-3-pack with Handle kits here.

And if you decide to take the plunge and dive into the world of power tools and drill-powered scrubbing, you can read this beginner’s guide to cleaning with a cordless drill.